Comelec may 10 paalala sa mga botante ng ARMM elections

MANILA – Nagpalabas ng 10 paalala sa mga botante nitong Sabado ang Commission on Elections isang linggo bago ang nakatakdang halalan sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) sa Agosto 11. Sinabi ni Comelec chairman Jose Melo na ang paalala ay para sa tinatayang 1.5 milyong botante sa ARMM na lalahok sa kauna-unahang automated elections sa bansa. Sa kabila ng pagsisikap ng Malacañang at Kongreso na ipagpaliban ang halalan, inihayag ng Comelec na handang-handa na sila sa preseso. Inindorso ni Pangulong Gloria Arroyo ang pagpapaliban sa ARMM polls dahil na rin sa kahilingan ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Kasalukuyang may isinasagawang negosasyon para sa kapayapaan ang pamahalaan sa rebeldeng grupo. Ang 10 paalala na nakalista sa blog site(www.comelec.wordpress.com) ay ang sumusunod: 10. In Maguindanao, you will be using the direct recording electronic voting system. All you have to do to vote is to press on the picture of the candidate you wish to vote for. 9. In Shariff Kabunsuan, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu or Tawi-Tawi, you will be using the optical mark reader based technology. This means that you will be using a paper ballot but you will NOT write the names of the candidate of your choice. All you have to do is shade in the oval next to the candidate's name. Shade the oval completely! 8. Illiterate and disabled voters can be assisted by a relative within the 4th civil degree of consanguinity or affinity; a trusted member of the voter's household; or the Chairman of the Board of Election Inspectors. However, with modernized voting, we believe that literacy will not be an issue. 7. In both systems, over-votes will not be allowed. In case of an over-vote, only the vote for the over-voted position will be invalidated. The rest of the ballot will be counted normally. 6. On election day, voting begins at 7 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m. 5. Check your precinct assignments early! If you can, use the Precinct finder on the Comelec website – www.comelec.gov.ph 4. Review the procedure of voting. If you're voting in Maguindanao, all you have to do is press on the image of the candidate you want; If you're voting in Shariff Kabunsuan, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu or Tawi-Tawi, simply fill in the oval next to the name of the candidate of your choice. 3. Don't forget to indicate your gender and age bracket on the OMR ballot, or on the touch pad. 2. Review the campaign – weigh the pros and cons of each candidate and prepare a list of candidates you intend to vote for. 1. GO OUT AND VOTE! - GMANews.TV